The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-08
FIFTlETM CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF tho
Senate and House..


The Senate was organized without troub
10. There has been and there will be nc
deadlock The Republicans did not OBJ
ject to swearing in OF Democratic senator's
and the Democratic senator's did not OBJ
ject to the administration OF the oath TIC
the Republican senators.
But one senator is kept standing at the
door-Mr. Faulkner OF West Virg inia-and
he stands aside with the common consent
of both parties in the senate, obtained just
before the assembling OF the senate rs the
result OF n compromise. Ills credentials
are alleged to be irregular on their face.
Mr.. I urpie OF Indiana took the oath and
subscribed his name to the book OF oaths
and holds his seat upon his credentials.
Mr. Hoar objected for the time being to
administering the oath OF office to Mr..
Faulkner.
He understood that, whatever question
arose concerning the title OF that senator
to n seat, arose on the credentials them
selves, the whole proceedings OF the legisla-
ture and the history OF the case being there
disclosed and fully rected Assuming that,
in accordance with the usages OF the senate,
he would himself be a member OF the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, he gave
the assurance that thequestion should be
dealt with at the earliest possible moment,
81 that the gentleman entitled to the seat
would be able to enter on the discharge OF
his duties as senator.
Mr. Kenna said that the course suggested
seemed eminentlv appropriate and he
trusted that the action would be taken
without the formality OF a vote. This sug-
gestion was adopted and the board ad'
adjourned.
The roll call which followed the calling
to order OF the house was interrupted just
as it began by a crank, who, sitting in the
northeast corner of the gallery, started up
the doxology us the gavel came down, and
had finally to be hauled out bodily by the
heels before he would stop. Mr..
Clark called for nominations for
speaker. Sunset Cox nomina.
ted John c. Carlisle. and
Cannon nominated Thomas B. Reed. Ran
dali, Mills, Mckinley and Long OF Massa-
chusetts were called on to act as telers.
But 313 votes were cast, of which Carlisle
got 163, and Reed 14S. Nichols OF North
Carolina and Smith OF Milwaukee voted
for Brumm, the Greenback Republican
from Pennsylvania. The clerk then APP
pointed Reed and Cox committee to es-
cort Mr.. Carlisle to he floor OF the house.
Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania, as the
oldest member OF the house,
stepped forward and administered the
oath to Carlisle and the latter. taking the
gavel, became for the third time speaker
OF the house. He spoke at some
length, mostly Oh the vital ne
cessity oireducing taxes so IT'S to avoid the
dangerous surplus in the treasury.
The speech was received with satisfac-
ton on both sides, the slight key note OF
protection which entered into his tariff re-
duction comments being especially pleas.
ing to the Randall Democrats.
The process Of electins officers OF the
house was much as usual. Cox Offering a
resolution embodying the names adopted
by the Democratic caucus, and Cannon OF
tering all amendment to substitute the
names selected by the Republican caucus.
After drawing seats the House adjourned.